Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadwi, president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and rector of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema has asked the government to either repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act or bring Muslims within its ambit.
In a statement issued here, the Maulana said: "The CAA is not right for the country and for the community. Because of this Act, the country is witnessing disturbances. Keeping Muslims out of its ambit, amounts to damaging the secular nature of India. It is also adversely affecting the respect that our country enjoys across the world. Our democracy gives everyone the right to protest, but people should refrain from acting in a violent or aggressive manner."
Earlier on December 16, the students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema, the 121-year-old Islamic seminary in Lucknow , had protested against the police action on students of the Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University who were protesting against the CAA and NRC.
Students had come out of their hostel on December 16 and staged a protest on the issue.
The protest took an ugly turn when students indulged in stone pelting and were cane-charged by police. After the agitation, the institution has been shut till January 5. The students were asked to leave both college premises as well as the hostel.
LS poll battle: Only 9.83 pc candidates are women in NE states
Like previous Parliamentary elections, there are very few women candidates contesting in the 18th Lok Sabha elections in the six northeastern states, where filing of nominations were completed.
Tripura to go for 1st phase LS Poll on April 19; poll materials dispersed from Agartala amid tight security cover
More than 10,000 polling personnel, accompanied by police personnel, have begun transporting EVMs and other polling materials from Agartala Umakanta Academy to their assigned polling stations.
Multi-cornered contest in 15 NE seats going to polls in 1st phase on Friday
A multi-cornered contest will be witnessed in 15 Lok Sabha seats in the eight northeastern states as the first phase of the 7-phase parliamentary elections is held on Friday.
CM Arvind Kejriwal eating mangoes, sweets to raise blood sugar level: ED tells Delhi court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said in a Delhi court that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was deliberately eating mangoes and other high-carb food to raise his blood sugar level to build a case for bail.
In Kerala rally, Rajnath Singh takes dig at Cong’s ‘Rahulyaan’, hurls ‘migration’ charge
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, while campaigning for BJP in Kerala’s Kottayam district on Thursday, took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that ‘Rahulyaan’ is neither getting launched nor finding a suitable landing.
From Bihar to Punjab, how labourers turned into sharpshooters for Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate
Instead of solely targeting aspiring talents, the Bishnoi gang has now begun luring unsuspecting labourers with the promise of lucrative payouts.
PM Modi took decisive steps to bring peace in Northeast: BJP chief Nadda
BJP President J. P. Nadda has asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took decisive steps to bring peace in the Bodoland area of Assam by signing the Bodo peace accord.
Bitcoin scam case: ED attaches assets worth over Rs 97 cr of Raj Kundra, Shilpa Shetty
The attached properties include a residential flat in Juhu, which is in the name of Shilpa Shetty, another residential bungalow in Pune and equity shares in Raj Kundra's name.